Titus Livius

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A Roman historian who wrote a long history of Rome from its founding

proper noun

: Tito Livio

Titus Livius, often referred to simply as Livy, influenced later historians with his monumental writings.

Examples

Many details of the Second Punic War come to us through the works of Titus Livius.
Titus Livius wrote extensively about the founding of Rome and its early republic.
The works of Titus Livius are essential for understanding Roman history.
Many scholars consider Titus Livius to be one of the greatest historians of ancient Rome.
Titus Livius wrote extensively about the founding of Rome and its early republic.
Titus Livius, often referred to simply as Livy, influenced later historians with his monumental writings.
Many scholars consider Titus Livius to be one of the greatest historians of ancient Rome.

Synonyms

Livy

vsTitus Livius

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A Roman historian who wrote a long history of Rome, most of which is lost

is the full formal Latin name used in scholarly or formal contexts

Surface Forms

Titus Livius main

Morphology

Titus + Livius

This is a personal name (a Roman proper noun) whose meaning (the historian of Ab Urbe Condita, dates, significance) is not derivable from the constituent names. Knowing the parts 'Titus' and 'Livius' as names does not convey the biographical/professional information, and one constituent is not a lexical item with transparent semantic content, so a B1 learner would not infer the intended meaning from the parts alone.

Etymology

Titus Livius was a Roman writer whose first name Titus and family name Livius show who he was. He wrote a very long history called 'Ab Urbe Condita' that tells Rome's story from the beginning, so his name now stands for the historian who recorded Rome's early history.